The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating of 10 percent for chronic rhinitis and chronic epistaxis is granted. Service connection for headaches to include as secondary to service-connected chronic rhinitis, and a right shoulder disability are also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the Veteran’s claims with regard to his rhinitis, headaches, and right shoulder disability, which were found to be related to his military service and exposure to burn pits in Afghanistan.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic rhinitis, chronic epistaxis, headaches, right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148895
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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